noun
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A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
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A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
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A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
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Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
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In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
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Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.
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A break or paragraph in writing.
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A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
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(as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
verb
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To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
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To interrupt an activity and wait.
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When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
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To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
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To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
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to pause a song, a video, or a computer game
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To consider; to reflect.
Examples of pause in a Sentence
Pause here to take a breath.
It also revealed something that gave her pause for thought.
There was a long pause before she sensed him change forms behind her.
There was a pause, then his uncle's familiar, strained voice.
At the pause, Damian knew they were all looking at the geospatial depiction.
There was no pause before she answered.
After a long pause, Mary's voice sounded concerned.
After a long pause, he finally lowered his head and kissed her full on the lips.
The sound of someone creeping through the brush made him pause in his descent to listen.
She answered without pause and then spent long seconds looking down at her coffee, as if searching for words to clarify her statement.
There was a pause as the two eyed each other.
He didn't pause for their coats, so she bypassed the cloak room and crossed her arms as she exited the warm house.
There was an awkward pause, and he saw her reach for a chair with trembling hands.
There was a pause and he finally cleared his throat.
The smell was so strong there that Rostov held his nose and had to pause and collect his strength before he could go on.
There followed a momentary pause, which seemed very long to them all.
After a pause, Gerald spoke again in a sarcastic tone.
After a prolonged pause, Jackson ran a hand through his hair and inhaled deeply.
After a pause, he added a quiet, "Please."
There was a pause, and Katie covered the mouthpiece.
There was a pause before the man on the other end answered.
After a pause, his voice was more controlled.
She answered without a pause.
Her own breathing was loud in the pause, and she tried to focus on his voice and not the dark thoughts in her mind.
A tap at the door made Lankha pause, and she hurried to answer it to keep the healer from being distracted.
A pause, then, "You have such old fashioned ideas sometimes."
Once past the scrub brush and small trees, the near-total darkness surprised him, causing him to pause until his eyes became accustomed to this darkened world.
After a long pause, Jenn tucked it beneath her shirt.
At a pause, he darted to a small enclave hugging the walls, where a dozen warriors were gathered.
Before we follow this host into Asia, we may pause to inquire into the various factors which would determine its course, or condition its activity.
The soft summons made her pause.
There was a pause before he kissed her lightly on the lips, his full lips oh-so-warm.
Here we pause to remark that in Tertullian's view the church as a whole possesses the power of self-government and administration, though in the interest of discipline and convenience it delegates that power to special officers.
They had undermined the foundations of scientific certainty, and so far as the fecundity of contemporary science did not give them pause, were ready, notwithstanding the difference of their starting-point, to acquiesce in the formula as well as the temper of Pyrrhonism.
Pause briefly and return to your starting position.
Brennan asked after a pause.
Dusty asked after a pause.
There was a pause, then Xander purred, "You know I do nothing for free."
There was a pause in activity before Dusty's Uh-oh.
After a pause, she continued.
Something about the demon was different enough to make Gabriel pause.
His response came after a lengthy pause.
After a surprised pause, she waved her bracelet in front of the internal access pad.
The odd request made him pause.
There was a long pause where the two assessed each other.
The thick stone door behind her slid closed, and there was a pause before another door opened in front of her.
The momentary pause of the space battle quickly turned to chaos, and Mansr was struggling to outmaneuver the ships darting away from the planet.
Evelyn asked after a startled pause.
There followed a long pause, followed by an abrupt thank-you and a dial tone.
After a lengthy pause, the man asked.